Study on combustion characteristics of crustacean biomass derived fuel coupled with in-situ capture of SO2 based on pulsed microwave radiation

Jianguo Sun, Qian Liu, Yonghua Gu and Wenqi Zhong

Energy, 2024, vol. 308, issue C

Abstract: Crustacean waste has great potential as fossil fuel substitution and efficient desulfurization to reduce pollutant emissions, but high moisture and poor quality restrict broad-scale utilization. This study used microwave radiation on crayfish shell to investigate the combustion characteristics and desulfurization effect in different atmospheres/pulse microwave cycle. Meanwhile, the structure evolution mechanism and molecular reaction pathways were revealed. The results show that crayfish shell derived fuel has a pleasurable combustion performance and sulfur fixation ability after microwave radiation in flue gas. The heat release of derived fuel increased by 29.9 % after five microwave cycle in flue gas, and activation energy decreased by 3.7 %. By contrast, the heat release increased by 17.4 % after five microwave cycle in inert gas, and activation energy increased by 39.3 %. Subsequently, the effect of microwave cycle times in flue gas on crayfish shell combustion and desulfurization performance was studied. The results show that the heat release of derived fuel gradually increases with microwave cycle. After seven microwave cycle, the derived fuel heat release and SO2 removal efficiency increased by 34.9 % and 44.4 %, respectively. The results establish the foundation for expanding the utilization pathway of crustacean waste and realizing the low-carbon energy transition.

Keywords: Crustacean waste; Microwave; Desulfurization; Torrefaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133056

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